Gas and Electricity (Consumer Safety) Regulation 2018
Schedule 3Penalty notice offences
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Schedule 3 Penalty notice offences
Schedule 3 Penalty notice offences
For the purposes of section 66 of the Act—
(a) each offence specified in this Schedule is an offence for which a penalty notice may be issued, and
(b) the amount payable under any such penalty notice is the amount specified in this Schedule for the offence.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | | Provision | Penalty | | Offences under the Act | | Section 8 (1) or (2) (b) | $1,000 | | Section 8 (2) (a) | $500 | | Section 21 (1) | $1,000 | | Section 22 | $10,000 (in the case of a corporation) or $5,000 (in the case of an individual) | | Section 31 (1), (2) or (3) | $10,000 | | Section 33 (1) or (2) | $1,000 | | Section 34 | $5,000 (in the case of a corporation) or $1,000 (in the case of an individual) | | Section 38D(1) or (2) | $1,100 (for a corporation) or $550 (for an individual) | | Section 40 (1) | $100 (where the place at which the accident occurred is residential premises) or $1,000 (in any other case) | | Section 42 | $10,000 | | Offences under this Regulation | | Clause 6 (4) | $200 | | Clause 16 (1) | $200 | | Clause 24 (2) | $1,000 (in the case of a corporation) or $500 (in the case of an individual) | | Clause 31 (1) | $500 | | Clause 32 (1) | $500 | | Clause 37 (4) or (5) | $1,000 (in the case of a corporation) or $500 (in the case of an individual) | | Clause 38 (1) | $5,000 | | Clause 38 (2) | $10,000 (in the case of a corporation) or $5,000 (in the case of an individual) | | Clause 38C | $10,000 (in the case of a corporation) or $5,000 (in the case of an individual) | | Clause 42 (1), (2), (4) or (5) | $1,000 (in the case of a corporation) or $250 (in the case of an individual) | | Clause 61 (1) | $1,000 (in the case of a corporation) or $250 (in the case of an individual) | | Clause 69B(3) | $687.50 | | Clause 69C(4) or (5) | $2,750 for a corporation or $687.50 for an individual | | Clause 69D(1) | $550 | | Clause 69D(2) | $1,100 (for a corporation) or $550 (for an individual) | | Clause 69E | $550 | | Clause 69F(5) | $2,750 for a corporation or $687.50 for an individual | | Clause 69G(5) | $687.50 | | Clause 69G(6) | $2,750 for a corporation or $687.50 for an individual | | Clause 72A(4) | $2,200 and, for a continuing offence, an additional $1,100 for each additional day for which the offence continues | | Clause 72A(5) | $2,200 |
sch 3: Am 2020 (574), Sch 1[2]; 2020 (641), Sch 1[15]; 2021 (404), Sch 1[14] [15].